Match the sentences in List-I with the figures of speech in List-II.
| List-I (Sentences) | List-II (Figures of speech) |
|---|---|
| (A) Our cricket coach says that the tighter you grip the bat, the less control you have over it. | (I) Anaphora |
| (B) At the Dussehra mela, the children slurped their melting kulfis noisily. | (II) Paradox |
| (C) At the flooded bus stand, we waited for the bus, we waited for the rain to stop, and we waited for news from home. | (III) Hyperbole |
| (D) Grandpa’s old Fiat is so slow that even snails overtake it on the highway. | (IV) Onomatopoeia |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (A)-(II), (B)-(IV), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)
| List-I | List-II | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| (A) Our cricket coach says that the tighter you grip the bat, the less control you have over it. | (II) Paradox | A paradox is a statement that seems to go against itself but still holds a truth. A tight grip sounds like more control, but a stiff hand cannot move the bat freely. |
| (B) At the Dussehra mela, the children slurped their melting kulfis noisily. | (IV) Onomatopoeia | Onomatopoeia is a word that sounds like the sound it names. “Slurped” copies the wet, noisy sound of eating something soft and runny. |
| (C) At the flooded bus stand, we waited for the bus, we waited for the rain to stop, and we waited for news from home. | (I) Anaphora | In anaphora, the same word or words are repeated at the start of clauses that follow one another. “We waited” opens all three clauses. |
| (D) Grandpa’s old Fiat is so slow that even snails overtake it on the highway. | (III) Hyperbole | Hyperbole is a big exaggeration made for effect. No snail can overtake a car. The words only show that the car is very slow. |